In what spot would the new Star Wars movie "Rogue One" go in the Machete Order?

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Last time I watched all Star Wars movies in one go was a couple of years ago. I then watched them in the Machete Order, which is IV, V, II, III, VI. Then I watched Episode VII, without seeing any of the others again.

Now my girlfriend is up to watching the whole saga. I know we won't make it in one go but still I want to give the Machete Order, since it's the best order, another go.

With the new movie released, we could sneak in a session in the cinema. I wanted to stay spoiler free, so I didn't look into the movie at all. Now the only question left is where to put it? Should we put it at the very start? Or between V and II?

Where in the Machete Order does Rogue One fit?



Best Answer

Nowhere at all

As the originator of the Machete Order wrote after the release of Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens:

The point of Machete Order is not, and has never been, ignoring Episode I because it's bad. It's been about skipping it because it's not relevant to Luke's journey. Episodes II and III are, because we see how his father falls to the Dark Side, and we see elements of his path that are mirroring his father's.

and

Clone Wars, Episode I, Rogue Squadron, Young Han Solo, The Adventures of Yoda, Boba Fett's Big Day, and whatever other movies come out that aren't part of the numerical "Episode" structure, can all pretty much be viewed in any order, as supplemental material outside of the "main saga" which I suggest viewing in the above order. Before watching any of those movies, you just say "this takes place between X and Y" and you're done.

In other words, the Machete Order was devised to tell Luke's journey in the best possible way, without spoiling any dramatic reveals beforehand and still keeping the dramatic conclusion in place.

Rogue One is not a part of Luke's journey and is therefore not a part of the Machete Order.


The blog post I linked to has been updated to include Rogue One:

In my opinion, it doesn't matter that Rogue One takes place right before A New Hope. The purpose of Machete Order was and always will be to refocus the story of the Orig­i­nal and Prequel Trilo­gies to be about Luke's journey. Episodes II and III aren't in­cluded for all their mythos and world-build­ing, they're in­cluded because Anakin's fall is di­rectly rel­e­vant to Luke's path.




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When should I watch Rogue One machete order?

"Rogue One" should be watched right before "Episode IV \u2014 A New Hope" because it leads right into the events of the film. If you add in the animated series, "Rebels" is the most complicated show to watch in release order as seasons two through four came out in between some of the newer franchise films.

What order should I watch Star Wars machete?

Simple, you watch the films in this order: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, Return of the Jedi and then The Force Awakens.

Where is Rogue One in the Order of Star Wars movies?

The chronological movie order
  • Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
  • Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
  • Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
  • Solo (2018)
  • Rogue One (2016)
  • Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
  • Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  • Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi (1983)


How do I watch all the Star Wars movies in chronological order?

Watching Star Wars in chronological order
  • Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
  • Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (the animated movie)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (the animated series)
  • Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story.
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi.




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    More answers regarding in what spot would the new Star Wars movie "Rogue One" go in the Machete Order?

    Answer 2

    Rod Hilton, the originator of Machete Order, answered this very question in his follow-up post to Machete Order. He includes a helpful diagram as his answer to this and future questions like it:

    Where Does Rogue One fit?

    "Since Rogue One is basically a prequel to IV, should Machete Order start with it?"

    Every time a new Star Wars movie comes out, I get a bunch of tweets and e-mails asking where it fits in Machete Order. It's flattering people care so much, but my answer is probably going to always be the same. So I'm going to try and answer it once and for all.

    Official Machete Order, fixed (modified slightly per request)

    He follows the diagram with several paragraphs of justification, but essentially, his point is that, although Rogue One provides background on the events leading up to Episode IV, that movie has been beloved for 40 years without needing this additional background. As a result, it is unnecessary to the story of the original 5 "Machete Order" movies.

    Answer 3

    The plot of Rogue One is referenced directly in the opening crawl of A New Hope (Episode IV). Since Rogue One was developed as a standalone film, no prior experience with the Star Wars saga is required. So, in the new Machete order, Rogue One should be first!

    Answer 4

    I would watch Rogue One (R1) first...I feel it really sets up this "are Jedi just a hokie religion" question in ANH because there are people that obviously believe in Jedi...a city dedicated to Jedi, but until the last Vader scene the beginning of Jedi power isn't show.

    Add the droids, the lead in to ANH and the demise of red 5, and it leads right in.

    I'd go with the rest of the machete order to save the big Vader surprise (not so much after Luke's story), and you don't have to watch the worst rated movies until you are already quite invested in the universe/characters.

    R1, IV, V, II, III, VI, VII
    (8.0, 8.7, 8.8, 6.7, 7.6, 8.4, 8.1 - IMDb ratings)

    Answer 5

    I don't think Rogue One should be watched before episode 4. If Rogue One is your first Star Wars movie then its ending won't be as special/cool/nostalgic to you. It was the best part for me and that's because I had seen the other movies first. I think the best order would probably be:

    4
    5
    1
    2
    3
    Rogue One
    6
    Han Solo movie
    7

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